How To Install sharutils on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sharutils on Debian 11.
What is sharutils
sharutils is:
shar' makes so-called shell archives out of many files, preparing them for transmission by electronic mail services.unshar’ helps unpacking shell archives after reception. Other related utility programs help with other tasks.
uuencode' prepares a file for transmission over an electronic channel which ignores or otherwise mangles the eight bit (high order bit) of bytes. uudecode’ does the converse transformation.
There are three methods to install sharutils on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sharutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sharutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sharutils
Install sharutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sharutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sharutils
Install sharutils Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install sharutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sharutils
How To Uninstall sharutils on Debian 11
To uninstall only the sharutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sharutils
Uninstall sharutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sharutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sharutils
Remove sharutils Configurations and Data
To remove sharutils configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sharutils
Remove sharutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sharutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sharutils
Dependencies
sharutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sharutils package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
